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Old 10-10-2003, 08:30 PM
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Angry Battery Kicking Posterior

So I've always thought that a full charge battery would measure at like 13.2V or so. If a battery is instead at 12.5V as measured off of the terminals by a high end Volt meter.. what does that say?

Then, the next day.. the battery does not have enough current available to turn the strarter over. Jump it.. it starts, runs, charges, starts for a few days, then one morning, no start again.

Is it a slow current leak in the electrical system, or is it the battery capable of fooling you by measuring 12.5V when it is actually hosed? (2.2 volts per good cell, right?) If a cell is bad, should the battery not meaure like 11V?

Whats the deal? Anyone?


Darn....

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